ProBeeRN

ProBeeRN BSN, RN

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  1. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

    ProBeeRN replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check out payscale.com and search Buffalo. And according to yahoo.com its the second best city to move to right now. My hubby is from NYC so we when we compare the two Buffalo comes up much lower in...

  2. What's your favorite lip product for work?

    ProBeeRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Love the Burt's Bees. My favorite is the "plain" one but they sell another one- maybe pomegranite??- that has a little more sheen to it. The plain one makes your lips all tingly and I love

  3. Whare are some of the people skills you need as a RN?

    ProBeeRN replied to winter_green's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The ability to keep a straight face when someone tells you they "just spinkle a little cocaine into their cigarettes" Seriously though, Keeping a straight, nonjudgemental face during interviews/taking...

  4. calling ALL newly licensed NURSES.......[3yrs<]

    ProBeeRN replied to NURSESrMEAN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Graduated in May 2008, had job lined up prior to graduation, started in June, passed boards in July. Recession did not hit my area until 2009. I live in Western New York (Buffalo area). Jobs scarce...

  5. can you make a good living........

    ProBeeRN replied to jurico's topic in Home Health

    most per diem gigs do not provide benefits. at my agency, per diems get paid per visit, as opposed to per hour like the full and part time staff. i've heard complaints that per diem tends to be...

  6. I am NOT your housemaid.

    ProBeeRN replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not about being "above" taking out the garbage. It's about setting clear, defined boundaries and sticking to them--- which is super important in home care. First it's taking out the garbage--...

  7. Can 2 ml of fluid be administered in deltoid muscle?

    ProBeeRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I currently have a pt who gets an injection q 2 weeks. It's a 2ml injection and when I tell her that it should be done in the hip/buttock area she refuses and says she wants it in the deltoid. She...

  8. If new grads can't find jobs in hospitals...What about Home care ?

    ProBeeRN replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Nursing

    Watch the orientation time they give you. I went in as a new grad but had 3 months total orientation before I was set loose. Big difference imo, between a 3 month long structured program and 3 days...

  9. suny for nursing

    ProBeeRN replied to exquisite20's topic in General Nursing

    Went to UB and graduated in 2008. If you declare as a nursing major as a freshman its much easier than if you wait a year- you have to have a perfect gpa practically at that point. Feel free to PM...

  10. To All Female Nurses ????

    ProBeeRN replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

    I'm married to one...I like him most of the

  11. Orders and Callbacks

    ProBeeRN posted a topic in Home Health

    Background: our agency has 2 wocns who make wound recommendations based on pictures we take in the field. When recommendations are made it is the case managers (me) responibility to call the doc and...

  12. For all of those on Medicaid

    ProBeeRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    The issue doesn't so much seem to be using but

  13. For all of those on Medicaid

    ProBeeRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I ddn't mean to imply that only Medicaid patients are noncompliant, but rather compare the frustration one feels with noncompliant patients to the frustration one feels seeing someone work the system....

  14. For all of those on Medicaid

    ProBeeRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think its so much about being stereotypical of Medicaid patients as it is pure frustration. For example, I cannot stand noncompliant patients. If you do not take your meds/ see your doctor/...

  15. What is the funniest thing a patient has ever said to you?

    ProBeeRN replied to carolmaccas66's topic in General Nursing

    My current favorite, courtesy of a morbidly obese woman whose catheter was leaking. I was explaining irrigation and blockages to the daughter and when I changed the bed bag the daughter handed me the...

  16. For all of those on Medicaid

    ProBeeRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient who was a young man in his 20s with 2 kids explain to me that his Medicaid was not active because his mother had his paperwork. He had no idea who his caseworker was, no idea how to...

  17. For all of those on Medicaid

    ProBeeRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I DO care what insurance my patients have. In fact, it directly impacts my job. In my HH agency, we are responsible for knowing our patient's insurance, explaining copays, and obtaining...

  18. What should I do with these??

    ProBeeRN replied to sunsg32's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can sell or donate them... or kick back a few beers and burn, baby,

  19. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    ProBeeRN replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    "I believe that patients respond more to professional behavior than to anything else..." This. If your scrubs are clean, not a wrinkled mess, you talk and act professionally, etc, I think you'll be...

  20. nursing for financial independence

    ProBeeRN replied to Sophiamez's topic in General Nursing

    My advice to the OP- Find a nursing home that offers paid training for CNA and work for at least a year as an aide. I guarantee you, you will know after that year whether you want to be a nurse or...

  21. Compression bandages and wet venous ulcers

    ProBeeRN replied to i.care's topic in General Nursing

    We will usually use some sort of alginate on the wound bed itself under compression dressings. Other options are iodisorb sheets, foams (but in my experience they can cause maceration)or abds...

  22. Attractive nurses in danger?!

    ProBeeRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in some less desirable areas. At my company most nurses wear a laid back business casual (no jeans) but some wear scrubs. I usually wear scrub pants or khakis with a high necked solid color...

  23. independent or not

    ProBeeRN replied to Sterlink's topic in Home Health

    Keep your communication with the MD office short and to the point, give clinical to back up your reasoning, eg: "Mrs Smith has a reddened area around her stoma 3:00-6:00, directly under the wafer...

  24. Nursing 3-11 and marriage

    ProBeeRN replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    currently my husband is on 2pm-10pm 3 days/week and i work 8am-4pm full time. it was really really hard at first, especially since we've only been married less than a year. we've been on this...

  25. Can a doctor ask a nurse to write the order when she is standing right there??

    ProBeeRN replied to Parul's topic in General Nursing

    in homecare we "write" all the orders and they are then sent for signature. I will always read back over the phone for labs or meds. I will go ahead and write orders for say extra nursing visits or...